29/05/2026
Life can take an old guy out of a car but it will never take the car out of an old car guy.
While visiting a life-long family friend in hospice care today, he was explaining to us what all transpired to get him there; in his exact words,
"The doctor said 'Rog, you blew out your colon!' And I said well, don't they make an aftermarket colon?? Come on, here! They make aftermarket everything else!!"
He ain't wrong 🤷
When we walked in, the lady working asked if we were friends or family, and I wasn't exactly sure how to answer, so I just said, "my dad has known Roger since the 70s. They bought and sold cars back and forth." In our world, those people become family. She said, "I figured when he walked in he must be an old car guy too. My husband is a mechanic," as if that explained everything. And it did! I guess it's one of those things you just know.. Either you know, or you don't get it.
And in that regard, I may be a 34 year old woman, and I was raised first and foremost by my mom, but also by "old car guys," and that's just what makes sense to me.
Here's a little video of one of the last times we went to visit our friend Roger at his house and saw all his cars, and we took him to the bar and played some tunes.
